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Child care centers and preschools in Oktibbeha County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Oktibbeha County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #903 of 1,611 scored counties
#6 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $369 a household
- Spending per listing
- $733K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,896
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Oktibbeha County comes to about $8.1M a year: $369 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That works out to $733K per center, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Oktibbeha County has 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 36%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Oktibbeha County in 2023. That is one for every 2,730 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 75 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Oktibbeha County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Oktibbeha County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #903 of 1,611 scored counties and #6 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Oktibbeha County compares
The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $733K | $591K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,730 | 1,418 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $369 | $369 | $581 |
| Median household income | $46,695 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Oktibbeha County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Oktibbeha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,896+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 21,840
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,260
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,615
- Daytime population
- 54,419Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Oktibbeha County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lafayette County, MS | 82 | 7 | 3.7 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #66 of 1,611 |
| 2Hancock County, MS | 76 | 6 | 3.0 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #140 of 1,611 |
| 3DeSoto County, MS | 73 | 29 | 4.1 | $1.2M | +6.3% | #194 of 1,611 |
| 4Rankin County, MS | 61 | 23 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +3.2% | #507 of 1,611 |
| 5Madison County, MS | 60 | 26 | 5.9 | $907K | +6.5% | #549 of 1,611 |
| 6Oktibbeha County, MS | 47 | 11 | 5.0 | $733K | +0.4% | #903 of 1,611 |
| 7Jackson County, MS | 46 | 32 | 5.6 | $739K | +3.0% | #930 of 1,611 |
| 8Lamar County, MS | 44 | 19 | 7.5 | $592K | +4.7% | #990 of 1,611 |
| 9Marshall County, MS | 44 | 8 | 6.1 | $575K | +2.6% | #992 of 1,611 |
| 10Harrison County, MS | 42 | 45 | 5.4 | $690K | +4.0% | #1,043 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Oktibbeha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools47
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Oktibbeha County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 child care centers and preschools in Oktibbeha County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Oktibbeha County, MS spend on child care and other personal services?
About $8.1M a year, or $369 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $733K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oktibbeha County, MS compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Oktibbeha County has 5.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $733K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,730 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Oktibbeha County scores 47 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #903 of 1,611 scored counties.
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